Whit Merrifield’s Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies, who will be sending Zack Wheeler to the mound, square off at Rogers Centre on Tuesday, August 15. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Merrifield
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +107 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -112 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -131 |
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Stats and Trends for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Wheeler (9-5) will take the mound for the Phillies, his 24th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs in six innings pitched on Tuesday, Aug. 8 in his last outing, a matchup with the Washington Nationals.
- Among qualified pitchers this year, the 33-year-old’s 3.68 ERA ranks 28th, 1.102 WHIP ranks 14th, and 10.2 K/9 ranks 13th.
- The Phillies average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (nine) in the league this season.
- Phillies pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.96 this year, 10th-best in baseball.
- The Phillies have a combined 1.242 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
- The Phillies have allowed 137 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 13th in MLB play.
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Whit Merrifield Stats vs. the Phillies
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/10/2023 | Zack Wheeler | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/9/2023 | Aaron Nola | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/21/2022 | Zack Wheeler | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
Merrifield Stats and Trends
- Merrifield has recorded a hit 82 times this year in 109 games played (75.2%), with 34 multi-hit efforts (31.2%).
- In 9.2% of his games this season, he has homered (10 of 109). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 2.4% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least one run 45 times this year in 109 games played (41.3%), including nine games with more than one run (8.3%).
- Merrifield has driven in a run in 32.1% of his 109 games this season, with two or more RBI in 13.8% of those contests (15). He has also knocked in three or more runs in three contests.
- He has struck out in 53.2% of his 109 games this year, while fanning more than once in 14.7% of those contests (16).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | GP | 56 |
| 40 (75.5%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 42 (75.0%) |
| 14 (26.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 20 (35.7%) |
| 23 (43.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 22 (39.3%) |
| 4 (7.5%) | Games w/1+ HR | 6 (10.7%) |
| 19 (35.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (28.6%) |
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